It's Electric! But Car Charging Infrastructure Could Use a Jolt

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

California plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035. But does the state have enough charging stations to support them? Today, some electric vehicle (EV) owners will tell you that charging an EV can be unreliable and stressful—especially if you are depending on public charging stations. Come 2035, the charging crunch could get much worse. This week on Bay Curious, reporter Dana Cronin takes on a road trip to understand what it will take to get more charging stations in our Bay Area neighborhoods. Additional Reading: What Will it Take to Improve EV Infrastructure in California? Read a transcript of this episode Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Dana Cronin. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, and Ana De Almeida Amaral. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan, and the whole KQED family.

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1:10.0	I'm Olivia Alan Price. This is Bay Curious and today we're going on a little road trip.
1:17.0	Ready go?
1:21.0	So we are driving around San Francisco in my Volkswagen Eagle and it's an electric vehicle and
1:28.9	we're looking for a place to charge.
1:31.2	I'm here with Dana Cronin. And how do you normally find a place to
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